pallidotomy

noun

pal·​li·​dot·​o·​my ˌpa-li-ˈdä-tə-mē 

plural pallidotomies

: the surgical inactivation of a part of the basal ganglia in the treatment of involuntary movements (as in Parkinson's disease)

Word History

Etymology

pallido- (combining form from New Latin globus pallidus "a structure within the corpus striatum of the brain," literally, "pale globe") + -tomy

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pallidotomy

noun

pal·​li·​dot·​o·​my ˌpal-i-ˈdät-ə-mē 

plural pallidotomies

: the surgical inactivation of the globus pallidus or a part of it in the treatment of involuntary movements (as in Parkinson's disease)